Senior Manager, Production

Straumann Group

Position Title: Senior Manager, Production

Location/s: Mansfield (TX), United States

Job Category: Corporate & Support Functions

Company: EMUS
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We are seeking an inspiring and hands‑on Production Manager to lead our make‑to‑order manufacturing organization. The successful candidate will build and develop a high‑performing Production organization through visible shopfloor leadership, people development, Lean management, and operational excellence. This role is expected to create a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and cross‑functional collaboration while delivering outstanding performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.

The ideal candidate is a pragmatic leader who enjoys spending time on the shopfloor, develops people, and builds sustainable management systems rather than relying on short‑term solutions.

• Build, coach, and develop a high‑performing Production organization.
• Develop shift leaders, supervisors, and frontline leaders through structured coaching, mentoring, feedback, and capability‑building initiatives that strengthen leadership effectiveness and organizational readiness.
• Create an engaging, inclusive, and performance‑oriented work environment that promotes ownership, teamwork, respect, continuous learning, and employee retention.
• Maintain a strong and visible presence on the manufacturing floor, leading through observation, engagement, coaching, and real‑time problem solving while reinforcing safety, quality, and performance standards.
• Build a sustainable leadership pipeline within the Production organization.
• Lead complex operational problem solving through structured root‑cause analysis, cross‑functional collaboration, and implementation of sustainable corrective actions.
• Foster a culture of accountability by establishing performance expectations, monitoring results, addressing performance gaps, and recognizing achievement.

• Lead daily Production operations to consistently achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People objectives.
• Deploy and sustain Lean Daily Management, including Tier Meetings, Gemba Walks, Visual Management, and Leader Standard Work.
• Drive sustainable improvements in OTIF, OEE, productivity, quality, and scrap reduction.
• Use KPIs and structured problem solving to continuously improve operational performance.
• Build robust production systems that support long‑term operational excellence.

• Lead manufacturing transformation initiatives that improve organizational capability and operational performance.
• Support industrialization projects and new manufacturing technologies.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement utilizing Lean manufacturing principles, employee engagement, and data‑driven problem solving to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Simplify workflows while increasing flexibility, efficiency, and employee engagement.

• Build strong partnerships with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and other support functions.
• Promote proactive communication, transparency, and shared accountability across departments.
• Support new product introductions, process improvements, and strategic site initiatives.
• Act as a collaborative business partner supporting overall site performance.

• Define, monitor, and review KPIs…